TEXTILES.ORG
Marketing by design
November 1st, 2008
Design can support a solid business strategy. By Sara Klomp Marketing is the process of communicating product information or messages to a target audience. The target audience is a group of people who receive the marketing messages and have the potential to respond. There are many ways of communicating messages through ads, publications, and promotions […]
Gerber releases new printer
November 1st, 2008
Gerber Scientific Products, South Windsor, Conn., introduces the Solara ion™, a true flatbed and roll-to-roll wide-format UV inkjet printer. The printer produces flexible, three-year outdoor-durable graphics that are instantly usable. Its advanced GerberCAT™ cationic inks and low temperature patent-pending Cold Fire Cure™ technology make it compatible with a wide range of materials, including those sensitive […]
Moss Inc. introduces fabric framing system
November 1st, 2008
Moss Inc., Chicago, Ill., has launched a new product line. Moss Groove is a fabric framing system that uses a smooth surface aluminum extrusion system to showcase fabric graphics with minimal emphasis on the frame itself. Constructed with strong and lightweight anodized aluminum, the system features the unique Solid Lock mitered corner connection that fastens […]
Graphics One launches new dye sublimation transfer printer
November 1st, 2008
Graphics One, Burbank, Calif., has launched its new GO RIO 64 printer, a high-performance digital dye sublimation transfer printer that can produce high quality prints on transfer paper that can then be sublimated to different types of fabrics and rigid substrate applications. Following on the successful launch of the GO RIO 42-inch dye sublimation printer, […]
AW Specialty Papers releases line of heat transfer papers
November 1st, 2008
AW Specialty Papers, Elk Grove Village, Ill., recently introduced a complete line of new heat transfer papers. The new line includes AW Jet-Pro SofStretch for images transferred to light-colored substrates using inkjet printers; AW Jet-Opaque for images transferred to dark-colored substrates using inkjet printers; AW Photo-Trans ImageClip for color laser printers, which can be used […]
Gandinnovations releases new RIP software
November 1st, 2008
Gandinnovations, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, has released new RIP software. GandiSoft, a program developed with ErgoSoft, is designed to meet the requirements of all Jeti printers and the production of large format graphics. ErgoSoft combines the best features of its two top-selling software products into one program. Gandinnovations also announces three new printers. The NanoJet UV […]
Tri Vantage offers eight new graphic media fabrics
November 1st, 2008
Tri Vantage now offers digital printers eight new graphic media fabrics for use in creating one-way, see-through signage. Tri Vantage Window Graphics Media fabrics provide customers with eye-catching advertising space and sun control options on vehicles, doors, windows, buildings,and in trade show decorations. These fabrics all carry the panoRama name. SOURCE Tri Vantage
The role of digital printing in the definition of “green”
November 1st, 2008
By Lynn Krinsky and Patti Williams Green is one of the hottest topics today, not only in regard to digital printing of textiles, but also in the traditional screen printing of textiles as well as in the digital printing community. Currently there are no absolute standards or definitions about what is “Green” or sustainable. These […]
Choosing the right inkjet printer for textiles
November 1st, 2008
Make the right choice with up-to-date information about inkjet printers for textiles. By Nicholas M. Hellmuth The basics There is more than one way to print wide and grand format applications. Understanding the differences is the first step in a decision to “go grand.” Wide-format printer hardware may be classified by how the material is […]
Taking stock of your inventory
November 1st, 2008
Inventory management is central to success. By Janet Preus For any size shop, keeping track and maintaining control of supplies is a balancing act that requires careful attention. We asked two companies with similar product lines to respond to a few basic questions about this business fundamental. KSK Color Lab Inc. is headquartered in Cleveland, […]